Harriet Klausner's Review Archive
She is forced to banish her protector Sir Talmor before she is crowned queen because Theloi knows, even if he can't prove it, that Talmor has magic flowing through his veins. Talmor accepts the wishes of the church because of his love for his queen. During the ceremony, a red mist appears and Pheresa vanishes, taken hostage by the Sebeins, a heretical cult that practice magic and is hunted by the church. Talmor rescues her but witnesses saw him use fire magic so that the queen is forced to exile her beloved to his estate. While she copes with more attacks by the Sebeins, the machinations of Theloi and the rumbles of war from barbarians Talmor waits for Pheresa to call him back from exile.
The heroine has grown to be a strong and independent woman worthy to wear the crown and rule the realm by herself. She knows who her enemies are and tries all in the power to keep the kingdom safe from attack from within and without. Although everyone says she can't marry Talmor, she believes that one day she will be his wife for there is nobody else she trusts more. THE QUEEN'S NIGHT is an entertaining, enthralling romantic fantasy page turner.